Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-28

disease SIOulu we carry NacclnatlOnS
Experience demonstrates beyond any
question OF doubt that the good effect
OF vaccination is not lost, if per-
formed any time prior to the actual
development OF the disease. The OPP
Grafton is justitiable until the symp-
toms of smallpox supervene. When
however the temperature begins to
increase, pulse to quicken and back
begins to ache, vaccination does no
good, but it will take, and runs its
course, without having any percept-
IDLE effect on the symptoms OF small
pox. Hence the rule or guide in an
individual case, after exposure, should
be to vaccinate Immediately, ii pos
sible, but not to hesitate to yaccinate
up to the very day that the symptoms
OF smallpox set in, until there is an
increase of temperature of the blood
and quickening OF pulse. Vac
cination taking effect any time be-
tween the period OF exposure and set
ting in OF the above symptoms will
positively mitigate ii it does not cut
Off the disease entirely. Twelve to
fourteen days intervene between the
day of exposure to the contaglon
and the beginning of the disease,
taking effect in three or four days,
simply substitutes vaccine disease for
smallpox. To illustrate this princi-
pal a few cases coming under the OBJ
servation of the Health Department
during the recent scourge may be
given. Mrs. l.. secretly visited her
brother, who had smallpox; fourteen
days later, surrounded by her six
unvaccinated children, she came
came down with the dread disease.
and the third day OF the mothers rash
all the children were vaceinated;
vaccine disease commenced on the
fourth day after vaccination, being
seventh day of the mothers rash,
and although the children remained
with the mother during her long run
OF smallpox, not one had the slightest
symptom of the disease. 4 family
was discovered concealng smallpox.
in which there were seven children
that had never been vaccinated;
when first discovered, the oldest boy,
| 10 years OF age, WAS broken out
with the eruption, and before the
boy was removed TO the smallpox
hospital, every memner Of the family
was thoroughly exposed TO the infec-
ton. All were vac mated promptly
except little boy Of fo,ir years, who
resisted violently aud finally got
away. Vaccination "orked. we'll and
every member of tne household es-
capped the disease except the poor
little unvaccinated boy, who was at
tackled with the continent form OF
smallpox and died ON the tenth day
of the eruption. A nine-year-old girl
in family by the name of Wright
came down with the smallpox. The
family occupied portion of tene-
ment house in den ely populated
neighborhood of poor people. Isola-
ton. or quarantine WAS impossible.
Therefore, the whole family, parents
and five children, were carried to the
pest house. Vaccination was success
fully done on all except the father,
who refused to be revaccinated,
claiming that his iniantile vaccina-
ton would protect him Occupying y
room with the sick laughter, sur
rounded by thirty smallpox patients,
in the midst OF this lankling pesti-
lence, the mother and four children
went scot free, while the father
had q light run OF varial,id. A babe
six weeks old went with its smallpox
mother to the Pest House and escap-
ed the disease through prompt vaci-
nation.
The above and many similar cases
came under the observation Of the
Health officer and his ASSISTANTS, dur
ing the short run of me disease in
this city.
The object in celebrating this sub
ject, is simply because there is to
some extent a popular opposition to
this measure, OF vaccinating persons
after having been exposed to the in
fection. Also few medical men in
almost every community are ready to
claim that case Of smallpox is rem
dered worse by having been vaccinat-
ed after the slightest injection had
entered the system. But it is impossi-
BILE to tell whether this or that person
is infected, until the disease sets in,
therefore all persons exposed to the
infection, should have the benefit OF
the doubt, and be Immediately vacci-
mated. Late in the incutasive period
when the arm barely gets sore before
smallpo sets in, the most
remarkable controlling effects of vac
cination are observed. The first
symptoms may be violent and con.
tlnue until the third or fourth day o!
the rash, when the postules OF small.
pox will dry up, and the patient al
most Immediately RECEIVERS, showing
the disease to be cut short or aborted
The writer having gone through
with great many epidemics Of
smallpox, and having performed owe,
10000 vaccinations and superintendent
the vaccination of more than as many
more, claims the right to speak with
some authority on this subject, and
believes in the whole realm of medi-
cine, The. physicians have not the
control over any disease that vaccina-
tons gives them over smallpox. Were
universal vaccination adapted by
every nation and people on earth, no
abiding place would be left for this
loathesome disease. Smallpox would
become totally extinct.
4 SOURCES OF VACCINE NATTER.
| Until quite recently most of the
virus used was obtained from the vac
cine sore on the human arm. Arm
to arm vaccination was considered
faultless for almost a century. Now
the fashion is to use calves or heifers
to keep up the supply. The animal
is first inocculated with smallpox,
then the supply is kept up for years
by simply inoculating from one calf
to the other, 1t would be a hazard
GUS experiment to keep few cases of
smallpox on hands just to run vac
cine farm. Hence the difference be-
tween bovine virus and humanized
virus is that the former is perpetu-
ated through the calf and the human
lied from man to man. Both are
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